Climbing-iron



J. SELlNGER-BALZER.

CLIMBING IRON.

APPLICATION FILED M03. 1920.

Patented Oct. 25, 1921.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLIMBING-IRON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 25, 1921.

Application filed December 3, 1920. Serial No. 428,174.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrri SELINGER- BALZER, a citizen of Switzerland,residing at Obersteinma-ur, Switzerland, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Climbing-Irons, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a climbing-iron for climbers. laborers mowinggrass in the mountain-ridges, and other persons. The new climbing-ironconsists essentially of a bow for putting on a foot, and a leverpivotally mounted on a horizontal axle fastened to said bow, the leverhaving pivotally connected a spur with each of its ends.

The new climbing iron is represented in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Fig ure 1 shows the climbing-iron partly in front-view and partlyin section, Fig. 2 is an upper view of the same, partly in section, andFig. 3 is a side-view.

a is the central part of a bow serving as foot-rest and being providedwith walls a. In the latter is fastened an axle f forming a pivot forthe lever 9. Each of the ends of the latter possesses a trunnion v} withwhich a double-pointed spur h is connected. Each spur has a stud 70 bymeans of which the said spurs are guided in grooves m of the arms /L. Toeach arm 6 is fastened a Hat spring n pressing against the spur forsecur ing the latter in its position. Fig. 1 shows that the part aserving as a footrest has always a horizontal position or nearly so,even if the soil is strongly inclined. Hereby the user of the climbingiron is allowed to stand securely.

I claim as my invention:

A climbing-iron comprising a bowed member having grooves at each end andadapted to serve as a foot-rest, a lever having a horizontal axiscentrally of its ends mounted on said bowed member, and a pivotallymounted spur at each end of the lever and arranged to be guided in thegrooves of said bowed member.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature in )resence of twowitnesses.

JOSE H SELINGER BALZEB.

Witnesses P, M. AMRIG, J. A. Do Bonny.

